If a bird is flying west at 4.5mph and the wind is blowing east 9.2mph how slow is the bird flying if she wieghs 1.6 pounds?
To calculate drag, you need other parameters, like the total resistance factor, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_%28physics%29, by just combining vectors, the bird would actually be pushed back by the wind at around 4 mp/h. ChaCha on!
Answered by Jess L. -
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